Prices for crude oil sank more than 3% today as concerns about oversupply on the market returned. Yesterday, prices rallied as US oil inventories declined more than was expected. Yet today, traders focused on the data that showed an increase of US production of crude by 1% to 9,34 million barrels last week.
There was some good news for crude as Russia signaled that it does not oppose the idea of adjusting the supply cut deal if necessary. It is a complete opposite to the country’s stance demonstrated earlier this week, when Russia said it is not ready to discuss deeper production cuts. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and some
Futures for delivery of WIT crude oil in August dropped 3.05% to $44.13 per barrel as of 16:23 GMT on NYMEX today. September contract for Brent crude declined 3.1% to $46.62 per barrel on ICE.
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